Wildland Firefighting Practice Exam

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A 5% slope indicates a rise of how many feet for each 100 feet of horizontal distance?

2 feet
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10 feet

The correct answer is: 5 feet

A slope percentage is a way to express the steepness of a terrain. A 5% slope means that for every 100 feet of horizontal distance, the elevation changes by 5% of that distance. To calculate this rise, you can use the formula: Rise = (Slope Percentage / 100) × Horizontal Distance Applying the numbers for a 5% slope and a horizontal distance of 100 feet: Rise = (5 / 100) × 100 feet = 5 feet Thus, a 5% slope indicates a rise of 5 feet for every 100 feet of horizontal distance, confirming that the correct answer is indeed that it rises 5 feet.